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title: Instance Administrator Roles
slug: blueprint/instance-administrator-roles
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createdAt: 2026-05-27T22:38:08.924Z
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Instance Administrator Roles define the privileges that control what users can access and manage in Blueprint Settings. Assigning a role to a user determines both their administrative capabilities and their resulting license type.

Navigate to **Settings** -> **User Management** -> **Instance Administrator Roles**.

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# Default Roles

One default role, "Default Instances Administrator", comes pre-configured when Blueprint is installed.  This role grants full instance privileges to all projects and project data, and grants an "Author" license type.

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# Managing Roles

## Create a Role

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Go to **Settings** -> **User Management** -> **Instance Administrator Roles**
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Click **Add Instance Administrator Role**
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Enter a name and description
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Select the desired privileges
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Click **Save**
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## Edit a Role

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Go to **Settings** -> **User Management** -> **Instance Administrator Roles**
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Click the role name
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Edit the name, description, or privileges as needed
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Click **Save**
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## Copy a Role

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Go to **Settings** -> **User Management** -> **Instance Administrator Roles**
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Click the role to copy, then click **Copy**
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Enter a new name and description, adjust privileges as needed
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Click **Save**
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## Delete One or More Roles

1. Go to **Settings** -> **User Management** -> **Instance Administrator Roles**
2. To delete one: click the role name, then click **Delete** -> **OK**
3. To delete multiple: select the checkboxes, click **Actions** -> **Delete** -> **OK**

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⚠️ Once deleted, users assigned to that role will lose access to Settings. Assign them to another role before deleting.
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# Assigning and Unassigning Users

## Assign Users to a Role

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Go to **Settings** -> **User Management** -> **Instance Administrator Roles**
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Click the role
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Click the **User Assignments** tab -> **Assign Users**
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Select the user(s) and click **OK**
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⚠️ Users can only hold one Instance Administrator Role at a time. Assigning a user to a new role automatically removes them from their previous one.
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## Unassign Users from a Role

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Go to **Settings** -> **User Management** -> **Instance Administrator Roles**
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Click the role
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Click the **User Assignments** tab
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Select the user(s), click **Actions** -> **Delete** -> **OK**
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⚠️ Unassigned users will lose access to Settings. Assign them to another role first if continued access is needed.
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